ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri Western men’s basketball (4-1) overcame a 12-point first half deficit to pick up its first road win of the season, 89-79 at Missouri S&T (2-1), Saturday. The Griffons have won four-straight and the 4-1 start is the best for the program since winning the first four games of the 2011-12 season.

Missouri Western trailed by 36-24 with 6:24 left in the first half, but closed the gap to just one point at the break and opened the second half with an 18-6 run.

NOTABLES

• 89 points was the highest total by the Griffons in four years. Missouri Western scored 97 in a home win over Baptist Bible College in 2014
• Missouri Western shot 53 percent from the field, making 33 shots on 62 attempts
• The Griffons out-scored the Miners 57-28 in the paint
• After shooting 64 percent from the line in the first half, the Griffons shot 83 percent from the charity stripe after halftime, making 10 of 12 attempts
• The Griffons led by 13 with 9:21 left, their largest lead of the game

LEADERS

• Lavon Hightower posted his second double-double in his last three games, leading all scorers with 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting and adding a career-high 12 rebounds
• Tyrell Carroll was 7-of-12 from the field for a career-high 19 points
• Bryan Hudson scored 13 points and Tyus Millhollin added 10
• Millhollin had a team-high five assists

UP NEXT

• The Griffons stay on the road with a trip to Quincy with the Griffon Women on Nov. 20.

— MWSU Athletics —